McDonald's in Ukraine has reduced its menu due to logistics and concerns

The McDonald's restaurant chain in Ukraine said it had reduced its menu amid problems with food supplies and frequent air raids.

Journalists from the Guardian newspaper previously reported an increasing shortage of food in Kyiv due to problems with logistics of Ukrainian food suppliers and chain stores. Some chains managed to avoid shortages, but only due to rising prices.

“Due to frequent and prolonged air raids, we are experiencing delays in product deliveries to restaurants. In order to maintain a stable availability of the most popular dishes, some restaurants are temporarily switching to a reduced menu,” reads a message published on the company’s Instagram account*.

The head of the Kyiv department of the Ukrainian civil service for food safety and consumer protection, Anatoly Katerenchuk, in early September called for stockpiling food and drinking water for a week and a half to avoid rush demand. Ukrainian media began to more often publish footage depicting empty store shelves in different cities of Ukraine - from Lviv to Vinnitsa and Kyiv. It was also reported that a number of products had risen in price by 20-30% due to logistics problems.

Earlier, the Strana.ua publication reported that the largest Ukrainian supermarket chain ATB introduced restrictions on the sale of certain categories of goods to one person. The new rules apply to both in-store purchases and online orders.